[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

winter \win"ter\, n. as. winter; akin to ofries.  d. winter,
   os.  ohg. wintar, g. winter, d.  sw. vinter, icel. vetr,
   goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. old gallic vindo-
   white in comp., oir. find white. ????.
   1913 webster
   1. the season of the year in which the sun shines most
      obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year.
      "of thirty winter he was old." --chaucer.
      1913 webster

            and after summer evermore succeeds
            barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold.
                                                  --shak.
      1913 webster

            winter lingering chills the lap of may. --goldsmith.
      1913 webster

   note: north of the equator, winter is popularly taken to
         include the months of december, january, and february
         see season. astronomically, it may be considered to
         begin with the winter solstice, about december 21st,
         and to end with the vernal equinox, about march 21st.
         1913 webster

   2. the period of decay, old age, death, or the like.
      1913 webster

            life's autumn past, i stand on winter's verge.
                                                  --wordsworth.
      1913 webster

   winter apple, an apple that keeps well in winter, or that
      does not ripen until winter.

   winter barley, a kind of barley that is sown in autumn.

   winter berry bot., the name of several american shrubs
      ilex verticillata, ilex laevigata, etc. of the holly
      family, having bright red berries conspicuous in winter.
      

   winter bloom. bot.
      a a plant of the genus azalea.
      b a plant of the genus hamamelis hamamelis
          viginica; witch-hazel; -- so called from its flowers
          appearing late in autumn, while the leaves are
          falling.

   winter bud zool., a statoblast.

   winter cherry bot., a plant physalis alkekengi of the
      nightshade family, which has, a red berry inclosed in the
      inflated and persistent calyx. see alkekengi.

   winter cough med., a form of chronic bronchitis marked by
      a cough recurring each winter.

   winter cress bot., a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant
      barbarea vulgaris.

   winter crop, a crop which will bear the winter, or which
      may be converted into fodder during the winter.

   winter duck. zool.
      a the pintail.
      b the old squaw.

   winter egg zool., an egg produced in the autumn by many
      invertebrates, and destined to survive the winter. such
      eggs usually differ from the summer eggs in having a
      thicker shell, and often in being enveloped in a
      protective case. they sometimes develop in a manner
      different from that of the summer eggs.

   winter fallow, ground that is fallowed in winter.

   winter fat. bot. same as white sage, under white.

   winter fever med., pneumonia. colloq.

   winter flounder. zool. see the note under flounder.

   winter gull zool., the common european gull; -- called
      also winter mew. prov. eng.

   winter itch. med. see prarie itch, under prairie.

   winter lodge, or winter lodgment. bot. same as
      hibernaculum.

   winter mew. zool. same as winter gull, above. prov.
      eng.

   winter moth zool., any one of several species of
      geometrid moths which come forth in winter, as the
      european species cheimatobia brumata. these moths have
      rudimentary mouth organs, and eat no food in the imago
      state. the female of some of the species is wingless.

   winter oil, oil prepared so as not to solidify in
      moderately cold weather.

   winter pear, a kind of pear that keeps well in winter, or
      that does not ripen until winter.

   winter quarters, the quarters of troops during the winter;
      a winter residence or station.

   winter rye, a kind of rye that is sown in autumn.

   winter shad zool., the gizzard shad.

   winter sheldrake zool., the goosander. local, u. s.

   winter sleep zool., hibernation.

   winter snipe zool., the dunlin.

   winter solstice. astron. see solstice, 2.

   winter teal zool., the green-winged teal.

   winter wagtail zool., the gray wagtail motacilla
      melanope. prov. eng.

   winter wheat, wheat sown in autumn, which lives during the
      winter, and ripens in the following summer.

   winter wren zool., a small american wren troglodytes
      hiemalis closely resembling the common wren.
      1913 webster
see also:
season winter apple winter barley winter berry ilex verticillata ilex laevigata 
winter bloom hamamelis hamamelis viginica winter bud winter cherry 
physalis alkekengi alkekengi winter cough winter cress barbarea vulgaris 
winter crop winter duck winter egg winter fallow winter fat 
white sage white winter fever winter flounder flounder 
winter gull winter mew winter itch prarie itch prairie 
winter lodge winter lodgment hibernaculum winter mew winter moth 
cheimatobia brumata winter oil winter pear winter quarters winter rye 
winter shad winter sheldrake winter sleep winter snipe winter solstice 
solstice winter teal winter wagtail motacilla melanope winter wheat 
winter wren troglodytes hiemalis 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

winter \win"ter\, v. i.
   to keep, feed or manage, during the winter; as, to winter
   young cattle on straw.
   1913 webster

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

winter \win"ter\, v. i. imp.  p. p. wintered; p. pr.  vb.
   n. wintering.
   to pass the winter; to hibernate; as, to winter in florida.
   1913 webster

         because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the
         more part advised to depart thence.      --acts xxvii.
                                                  12.
   1913 webster
see also:
wintered wintering 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

winter
     n : the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere
         it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
         syn: wintertime
     v : spend the winter; "we wintered on the riviera"
see also:
wintertime 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

63 moby thesaurus words for "winter":
   christmastide, christmastime, yule, yuletide, aestival, arctic,
   autumn, autumnal, bitter weather, bleak weather, boreal, brumal,
   buy time, canicular, cold snap, cold wave, cold weather,
   consume time, depth of winter, equinoctial, freeze,
   freezing weather, frost, hard winter, hibernal, hiemal, keep time,
   kill time, look for time, measure time, midsummer, midwinter,
   occupy time, out of season, pass time, put in time,
   race against time, raw weather, seasonal, snap, solstitial,
   spend time, spring, springlike, subzero weather, summer,
   summerlike, summerly, summery, take time, take up time, use time,
   vernal, weekend, winterlike, wintertide, wintertime, wintery,
   wintry, wintry weather, wintry wind, work against time,
   zero weather

[6] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

winter, wi village, fips 87975
  location: 45.82105 n, 91.01201 w
  population 1990: 383 203 housing units
  area: 2.1 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water

[7] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

winter, wi -- u.s. village in wisconsin
   population 2000:    344
   housing units 2000: 200
   land area 2000:     0.798403 sq. miles 2.067855 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    0.798403 sq. miles 2.067855 sq. km
   fips code:            87975
   located within:       wisconsin wi, fips 55
   location:             45.821014 n, 91.011118 w
   zip codes 1990:    
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    winter, wi
    winter

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